Baling-press.



T. GUIDRY. BALING PRESS.

APLIA'TlON'FILED FEB. 21,- 1908.

Pateted sept. 29, 190s.

y and strengthen the same.

THEODULE GUIDRY, OF CHURCH, POINT,- LOUISIANA.

BALING-PRESS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 29, 1908.

`Application :tiledj February 21, A1908. `Serialvlln. 417,101.

ToaZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, fTHEoDULE' GUIDRY, citizen of the United "States,residing at Church Point, in the parish of Acadia and State ofLouisiana, :have invented certain new and useful Improvements in`Baling- Presses, of4 which the followilig isa specification.

The purpose of the present invention is to devise a press for forminghay, straw and other loose material into" bales, the purpose being tonovel structure so that each stroke of the plunger may be utilized foreffective work.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof andalso to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the meansfor ee'cting the result, reference is to be had to the followingdescription and accompanying drawings.

While the invention may be adapted to different forms and conditions bychanges in the structure and minor details without departing from thespirit or essential features thereof, still the preferred embodiment isshown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure -1 is a perspective view of a double acting press embodying theinvention. Fig., 2 is a vertical central longitudinal section of thebaling chamber, the plunger operating mechanism and the mountingstherefor being omitted. Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line x-xof Fig. 1.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The baling chamber 1 is double ended and is provided at a central pointwith a feed opening 2 through which the hay, straw or other material issupplied to the baling chamber to be com ressed. Longitudinal sills 3support the ba ing chamber and project beyond the ends thereof toreceive the platforms 4 and 5. Frames' embrace the four sides of thebaling chamber and stiifen A portionof the top of the baling chambernear each end is made movable, as indicatedat 7, the outer end of saidmovable portion being pressed inward so as to reduce the opening at theend of the baling chamber through which the bale is discharged, therebyretarding thedelivery of the bale with the result that the same iscompressed simultaneously with its dis- Charge.

provide a double acting press ofv A ybar 8 is secured to the upper sideof each movable portion 7 near the extremity thereof `and yits ends areoff-set and extend over the sides k.of the baling chamber andreceiverods 9. A bar 10 is mounted upon .the upper ends of the rods V9and coil springs 11 .are placed upon the rods 9 and confined between the.parts A8 vand 10. Set vnuts v12 threadedupon the projecting endsofthe-rods -9 regulate .admit of varying the resistance of the .mov-

thetension of the springs 11 and able portion 7 of the baling chamber tothe outward pressure of the bale as the latter is discharged.

The plunger 13 mounted to reciprocate in the baling chamber, is arrangedso as to move across the feed opening 2, thereby admitting of a quantityof material being supplied to the baling chamber upon either side of theplunger, whereby the latter performs compressive work atv each stroke.To prevent bindingV of the plunger, anti-friction rollers 14 are locatedupon each side of the feed opening 2 and about in line with the innerside of the top of the baling chamber. The plunger is connected at itslower end with a slide. 15 which is mounted in guides below the bottomof thevbaling chamber, said bottom having longitudinal slots 16 throu hwhich connections 17 pass and join the punger to said slide. substantialstructure to enable the plunger to withstand the strain to whichsubjected when in operation.

' Follow blocks 18 separate the bales and when advanced in the balingchamber are prevented from rearward movement by means of catches 19, thelatter being applied to opposite sides of the baling chamber and beingspring actuated so as to yield and-admit of the follow blocks passing bythem, but which spring-outward Aand engage with the follow blocks afterthe latter have cleared the catches in their forward movement.

A framework 20 is connected to one end of the longitudinal sills 3 andsupports a vertically arranged crank shaft 21 to the upper end of whichis fitted a sweep 22, a pitm'an 23 connecting the crank with a slide 15.As the crank shaft is rotated by means of the sweep 22, the slide 15 isreciprocated, thereby moving the plunger 13 backward and forward inthebaling chamber and alternately pressing the material in the endbaling compartments thereof. By having the slide 15 arranged below thebottom of the baling chamber and .The connections 17 maybe of any'beneath the platforms 4 and 5, it does not interfere in the least withthe bales or the operator When standing upon the platform.

It is proposed to arrange the baling ohamber horizontally and forconvenience of transportation it may be mounted upon a running gear, thelatter being of any oonstruotion to admit of transporting the press fromone place to another.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

In a press, the combination of a double ended baling chamber having acentrally disposed feed opening, platforms at opposite ends of thebaling Chamber and about in the plane of the bottom thereof, movableportions at the extremities of the bale compartments, transverse barssecured to the outer end portions of said movable portions and havingtheir outer ends off-set, rods passed through the off-set ends of saidbars, other bars mounted upon the upper ends of the rods, springsmounted upon the rods and eonfined between the outer ends of the saidbars, set nuts fitted to the upper ends of the said rods, a plungerarranged within the baling chamber and adapted to reciprocate across thefeed opening thereof, a slide arranged beloW the baling chamber and thesaid platforms and having connection with the lower end of the saidplunger, and means for imparting a reciprocating movement to the saidslide.

In testimonyT whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

THEODULE GUlDRY.

Witnesses:

A. T. RICHARD, l-loMER BARoUssE.

